bill that would allow businesses to refuse service to gays and lesbians. good afternoon. i'm pat lawson. >> we want to start with a pedestrian hit by a school bus. it just happened on columbia pike road. christen has just arrived at that scene. what's happened? >> reporter: we just learned the man that was hit has died unfortunately. it's a little bit hard to see from where we're standing. the police keep us a distance away. we have live pictures from chopper 4 we'd like to show you. this is the middle school opportunities' bus on their way back from a field trip at 2:30

this afternoon. montgomery county police say the man who was crossing 29 at tech road, about 2:30 crossing 29 at techoad and they're reconstructing the scene and talking to the bus drivers and witnesses where this man crossed the street, whether or not he had the right of way and it was going on 29 when it hit this elderly man and he has passed away. about 12 children on the bus at the time all doing just fine and they've been taken back to howard county. live in silver springs, christen wright, news4. two women in court accused of mistreating children at the daycare center where they used to work. the women allegedly stepped on children's toes and sprayed them with pressured water hoses.

david culver is covering this case. >> reporter: after a lot of emotional testimony today, the judge here ruled there is enough evidence for these charges to move forward. they'll now go to a grand jury. inside this courthouse, a clearly divided courtroom. on one side we saw the defendants and their supporters, on the other, the parents looking for justice. these are the two former daycare workers on trial. it's here where the abuse allegedly took place, it spanned over several months last year. we heard from two witnesses, former co-workers of the defendants. the first we watched leaving court under a deputy's escort. she told the judge she saw one of the defendants spray a child in the face and chest with water using a pressured hose. then desiree edwards took the stand. she broke down into tears and started hyper ventilating as she

testified to witnessing one of the defendants bite a child's finger. defense attorneys for them character rides soized some of s as disciplining bad behavior. many came out in court today. i will writibring it to you liv 5:00 tonight. i'm david culver, news4. three months in jail. that's the sentence a jury in fairfax is recommeing today in a deadly case of road raid. convicted of assault after a parking lot fight last april. a former church worker, he punched o'brien after o'brien honked at him. o'brien walked off from the scuffle but later collapsed and diedhemorrhage. the person hit by a train this morning was a teenager, we just learned. the 15-year-old died at the scene and it happened on vre's

manassas line near clara barton road. passengers were stuck on the train for three hours because the investigation was ongoing and they're on a rush schedule for the evening rush. we now know the name of a woman hit by a bus outside the metro station. she was killed last night. castillo was in her 60s and lived in falls church. police tell us the bus driver is cooperating with the investigation and we're trying to finds out exactly what happened for news4 at 5. lawmakers are debating a bill named for a 4-year-old boy killed by a distracted driver. it would make it harder for those to avoid jail time. he was hit by someone driving their parents' car while talking on the phone and it would allow for a $5,000 fine for distracted

driving. our quick winter blast made it a busy morning for tow truck drivers making nonstop runs responding to accidents, most minor and weather conditions had a number of cars sliding off the road. >> a lot of accidents and stuff taking care of consumers like we're supposed to do. people following too close and stuff like that happens. >> john townsend of triple-a said this morning's commute was the worst of the season with commutes taking twice as long as usual or longer. we've been conducting a poll all day how schools have handled ou feel your school has been too aggressive canceling or delaying school this year? you can vote and push 1 for yes or 2 for no. you can also join the conversation on our nbc wa washington facebook page or

twitter@nbc washington. >> it sure looks good, doesn't it? >> it sure does, but it is not wa warming anything up. >> it sure does. the temperature is not warming anything up. between 4:00 and 11:00 this morning, we had clouds and now they're moving out of here and temperatures will drop. we have winds at 5-15 miles an hour and gusts as high as 25. check out the overnight morning temperatures. 10 degrees here, and mitchellville in clinton, dropping down to 17 degrees by tomorrow morning. we have even colder air in store before the week's over and more snow to talk about. all the details coming up in just a few.

>> thank you. d.c. mayor vincent gray is strongly defending his fire chief today despite calls for his resignation. several recent incidents of poor service are fueling those complaints including the death of a man who collapsed near a fire station and was ignored by firefighters. d.c. councilman tommy wells a candidate for mayor is calling for the chief and paul quander to resign. >> during the news conference, he supported both men and said wells was just playing for the primary >> i think it's a political trick. i'll be glad when april 1st comes and goes and then people will come back to some kind of santi with how they behave. coming up , reaction to the mayor's opinion poll showing two-thirds of democrats think it's time for a new mayor. getting ready to ease overcrowding on trains, today we

learned there will be an additional $75 million in funding. d.c., maryland and virginia plan to give $25 million each. some of that money will be used to pay for longer trains and funds also used to pay for power upgrade. right now, news for transportation reporter, adam tuss is out talking to passenger about what they want. coming up, an update on news4 at 5:00. police have issued an update about a new phone scam making the rounds, what you need to look out for. the colorado legal pot rush and the e exploding market and how much money is at stake.

take a good look at the guys in these surveillance video clips. d.c. police are calling them persons of interest in an armed carjacking from last weekend. it happened early sunday morning near 17th and u streets northwest. police are offering a $10,000 reward in that case. to a warning about a new phone scam in arlington. police say the scammers are calling residents claiming to be from the sheriff's office. the call says the person who answers skipped jury duty and must immediately pay a fine or face arrest. the fictitious fines are up to $350 and victims are then told to pay using a prepaid card. if you get a call like this police say your next call should be to them. a major ruling on texas' gay marriage ban. scott mcfarland is at the live desk. >> about an hour ago the state struck down the state's ban on same sex unions but the judge, orlando garcia suspended, put on hold the decision until an

appeals court can make a ruling later this year. that means gay couples will not be able to marry in texas until the appeals court makes its decision. the ruling came after two couples challenged the state's constitution banning gay marriage. texans spoke loud and clear by overwhelmingly voting to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman. in our constitution, he says, it is not the role of the federal government to overturn the will of our citizens. following similar decisions in utah, oklahoma and here in virginia. at the live desk, i'm scott mcfarland. the waiting game continues in arizona. what governor jan brewer did today after she decides to sign a controversial bill some are calling anti-gay. the business of marijuana, how colorado is cashing in after legalizing the drug. bundle

colorado made history when it became the first state to legalize recreational marijuana. not everyone is on board. they're approaching it very differently. >> reporter: head up the road 60 miles north of denver and it's a little like stepping into the old west. like the old west, neighbors here don't always see

eye-to-eye. >> we're legalizing marijuana today. okay. what's the next drug we will legalize. >> reporter: gary garner is the police chief in greeley, roughly one of a third of cities and towns that said no thanks to legal weed. >> the voters said we want to legalize marijuana. what did you think? >> i thought we were moving way too soon. there's so much we don't know about the stronger pot available today. >> reporter: it's a keeping in keeping with greeley's roots that go back to 1870 as a temperist colony. while he is known for sinning sin, his neighbors are known for it. a bootlegger named af ray. >> there's always gambling and houses of ill repute. >> reporter: now, history is repeating itself. it's a january morning in garden

city. there's a line out the door to buy legal recreational pot. >> we are open for business. >> reporter: taxing levied on imagi medical marijuana already fund a third of the city's budget. with new retail sales, the mayor expects that number to rise. while garden city cashes in the mayor decided the wages of sin just aren't worth the trouble. >> i already have one illegal intoxicant causing all kinds of problems in society. now, i will have another one out here. what kind of mayhem will that cause? >> nbc harry smith joins us with more on the legal state of marijuana in colorado. most recent polls show a lot of americans favor legalizing pot. based on the folks you spoke with for your special, how would that work on a big scale? >> reporter: the governor of colorado says what's going on in colorado is a social experiment unlike anything that's ever happened before. he was just in washington the

other day and urged the other governors thinking about this to take their time and watch what happened in colorado. there no blueprint for all of this. while they're seeing tax revenue coming in. what is hard to measure is what the down side is. we don't really know what the down sides are of this yet. it's a big social experiment. >> you have goers, tour companies, folks creating edible marijuana. what surprised you the most reporting this special? >> reporter: everything. we spent an entire week there and everyday my head was spinning. i couldn't believe the scope of it. one of the things colorado's already estimated in the fiscal year to come in colorado alone to be worth over a billion dollars. just how large it is and how it reaches into segments of societies, not just the cheech and chongs, the lawyer that lives down the street from you, the scope of it so stunning,

especially in the east we haven't been around medical marijuana or any of that. out there, this is the new normal. >> wow. sounds great. harry, thank you so much, harry smith from nbc. you could see harry's full special, marijuana in me, colorado pot rush tonight at 10:00 on our sister network, cnbc. >> turning to the weather, veronica, is snow out of here for a while? >> for a while. >> what's a while mean? >> like until next winter? >> no. i wish i could say that. i know a lot of folks are sick and tired of this winter. what's really next for us and we're concerned with is the cold tonight. you probably have to do an adjustment to your thermostat and make it warmer in your house and get ready for a cold start tomorrow. indeed, the storm today was very intense. coming through with just a few hours of snowfall that managed to lay down 1-2 inches. right now, chris, looks like the next chance of a little bit of

snow will come during the weekend. we're at 37 degrees. it is cold. down to 29 degrees by 9 p.m., 26 by 11:00. at least there will be no new weather system moving in. it is quiet. next time we see anything showing up here will be during part of the weekend. your weather headlines, talking about that cold night, i think by the time we get to the weekend, it is going to feel much better around here. again, not done with the snow. you will see storm team 4 looking ahead, far ahead to yet another system that may be disruptive for the area. 38 degrees the high temperature, gaithersburg and bethesda, high temperature 39, to 41 degrees. and culpeper and briscoe, hitting a high tomorrow of 40 degrees with sunshine throughout the area. don't be fooled, even though temperatures range between 35 and 42 degrees, it is going to be breezy throughout the day. i think our winds are picking up

where we can see gusts to 25 miles an hour by the afternoon. what that will do is lower the feel like temperature. windchill ratings, 23, gaithersburg, 28 what it will feel like in d.c. 33 in culpeper. by the time we get to tomorrow evening, single digit windchills. watch what happens as we go into friday morning. single digit windchills and it will be really really cold by the time we hit the early parts of friday. overnight average temperature, 33 degrees. we're far below that for tomorrow morning and friday morning, the weekend right now, there's your storm we're already looking ahead to. saturday, some flurries, not a big deal. we have rain showers for sunday. as we step into monday, this storm system, monday-tuesday, looking like a moderate to strong storm. later on in the newscast, i'll

show you possible tracks and what we're looking at potentially for the beginning of next week. chris, pat? >> thanks. target is taking a hit after that massive data breach. details how much it cost the company. movie star, ben affleck is

a lot of target customers were stung by news of the massive data breach. it's now clear target is paying the price. the retailer announced all important fourth quarter profits were down 40 appearance including black friday and revenue sales. the company said the data breach scared away a lot of its customers. general motors is expanding a vehicle recall after a number of reported deaths doubled. the issue involves a faulty ignition switch that can shut off your engine and cause a crash including chevy cobalt and saturn ion specifically made between 2003 and 2007. at least 13 deaths have been reported and the recall now affects 31 million cars. oscar winner ben affleck is drawing attention to the suffering people of the congo,

testifying before congress. he met separately today with several lawmakers and secretary of state, john kerry. aflac is hoping to get funds for personnel and resources to help work towards peace and prosperity in the african nation. actor, seth ro gan is also testifying in the senate on behalf of alzheimer's funding. a law that would allow businesses to discriminate against gay customers. live report minutes away. capitol chaos. a deadly ending for a mother involved in a high speed chase. the family of the woman shot and

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that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a superhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪ good afternoon. i'm chris lawrence in for jim hanley. >> i'm pat lawson muse. the hispanic association is the latest to come out against a controversial law in arizona. announcing it is pulling its upcoming convention out of phoenix. >> the law is to allow business owners to refuse to serve based on religious beliefs. >> reporter: there are many here who feel the religious freedoms

measure could lead to the longest and ugliest chapter in the history of their state. >> this is a fight been fought whether times over the last 100 years, the right to not discriminate. >> reporter: the questions continue to grow outside the arizona statehouse today. while inside, governor jan brewer meets with lawmakers on both sides of a controversial religious freedom bill. >> i have a right as a business owner to say, i refuse to serve you for whatever particular reason. >> reporter: the concern is the potential reason. opponents say the measure is a thinly veiled attempt to allow lesbian s to refuse services to customers or any else. >> it feels like it opens the door for discrimination in this huge broad spectrum. >> reporter: major corporations are lining up against the bill. apple, delta, american airlines. the men's and women's professional basketball teams in phoenix. even the nfl is watching closely with the host city for next

year's super bowl hanging in the balance. >> this is a proposal that will send tourists away and their dollars. >> reporter: a handful of republican state senators who supported the bill now say they want the governor to right their wrong. >> we made a mistake and now we've got to fix it. >> reporter: they are urging brewer to veto senate bill 1062. overnight she sent a tweet saying, quote i assure you, as always, i will do the right thing for the state of arizona. the governor has until saturday to decide what that will be. >> if governor brewer does nothing, the bill will become law. protesters have been here six straight days and plan a silent march on the capitol. telling president har dei to

sign an agreement insuring troops are safe. if the security agreement isn't signed, all troops will be out by year's end. >> the longer we go without aan- agreeme agreement, the longer it takes to plan and execute a message. >> they may be trying to send karzai a message, you're pushing your luck. >> karzai says he may leave the decision up to the next president elected in april but that may be too late for the u.s. to change course. today in london, a convicted prisoner got life in prison without parole for the death of an off-duty british soldier. it happened on a crowded street and repeatedly attacked with knives. during his trial, the 29-year-old called himself a soldier of ally and said he decided to kill a british soldier for revenge of attacks on muslim is a broad. his accomplice got 45 years.

expect to see a heavy police presence at walter reed national military medical center in bethesda tomorrow taking part in a an anti-terror drill and sent out warnings to businesses not to be concerned if they see police or hear sirens throughout the day. the drill will not affect patrons and other building operations. >> meteorologist veronica johnson in with the latest, hoping for a warm-up. >> sorry, no warm-up, at least not until the weekend. right now, it is cold. temperatures didn't top out very high today when the snow moved out and we got sunshine. 37 degrees in d.c., 36 in alexandra and belfour, 36 degrees. pretty much near freezing in most neighborhoods. take a look at the wake-up forecast, upper 20s by 11 p.m. and 19 degrees by 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. yes, it's going to be dry and quiet. tomorrow afternoon, 45-32 with

breezy conditions and low windchill readings. they're going to be down in the 30s throughout much of the day tomorrow. coming up again, we will take a look at that next storm system moving in for the early part of next week and what that may mean for our area. a former nfl star accused of murder is now being investigated again for what he did behind bashes. the use of the "n" word and other racial slurs, the sports in the spotlight, how the nfl is considering hitting players with

former nfl star aaron hernandez was involved in a violent prison brawl. he's accused of murdering a former friend back in october. under the jail's procedures, inmates only get three hours a day outside their cell and only one inmate allowed outside at a time. the jail is investigating how two inmates were aloud out of their cells at the same time today. neither was seriously injured. the national football league is considering a controversial new rule with the goal of improving behavior on the field. it's our talk around town today. whur's troy johnson is here with us to talk more about this. this rule involves a possible penalty for use of the "n" word

and other racial slurs. >> absolutely. that could come with a 15-yard penalty and would impact games as well. listeners i talked to are happy the league is making this move but at the same time they're upset it's come to this. professional athletes, college educated men playing game and they can't discipline themselves without the league having to step in. >> these made headlines when washington player trent williams was accused of using a slur against an umpire >> and the situation in miami also plays into it as well. i talked to a few listeners. latise is an nfl fan who wanted me to say she's a minnesota vikings fan, had to get that in there. she said she doesn't believe the league needs to make this kind of deal anyway. >> the nfl banning the "n" word and other racial slurs is ridiculous. players don't know what they will sane the heat of the moment. the word is used on everyday tv all the time now. >> i think the nfl needs to

focus on other things going on within the sport and not this because it's not going to fix anything. >> a lot of people are younger saying this may be a situation where it just doesn't -- the word doesn't hold the same power as it used to. obviously, older listeners i talked to said this is obviously a very offensive word. i had the opportunity to talk to keion carpenter, a former nfl player, spent seven years in the nfl and said this moment provides an opportunity for people to learn and he supports the ban. >> i'm glad that the nfl is stepping up in wanting to take it out of the field. i'm not sure how they're going to do that. you're going to have to have mikes on every player. you can't hear, 70, 80,000 fans cheering and screaming. we have to educate ourselves not as just athletes but humans to get to the depths of what that word really means >> keion says it's much bigger than the league and a learning opportunity. there's good side and dialogue

happening, people talking about a painful part of the u.s. history and maybe we will get an end to it. >> talking can never hurt. >> never hurt. >> troy johnson, thank you. chris. a health scare linked to a popular way to express yourself online. find out if selfies are really connected to the rabid spread of head lies. separating out fact and physician. the hidden camera

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in news for your health, a warning to people who handle a lot of receipts, including cashiers. those who handled paper receipts for two hours had higher levels of bpa in their bodies compared to those who wore gloves. it is a chemical used to make plastics and coats many receipts at super markets and gas stations and linked to heart problems and cancer and reproduction in adults and problems in children. trying to debunk a story that went viral this week, get this, pat, claimed teenagers were getting lies from take doing many selfies. a woman who treats head lies in california made the claim this week. all the kids putting their heads something to watch pics on their cell phones is being transferred from one to the next.

she said her office has dean a dramatic increase in teenage clients. health experts are skeptical. >> if you have a really strong infestation it will come out in those pictures. most low level infestations, i don't think you can do it so casually. >> a doctor who teaches at harvard school of public health says he thinks the theory is nothing more than a marketing ploy. to the issue of underage drinking. thousands i do every year as a result of it and often adults supplying the liquor. jeff rossen pulled his hidden camera out to put adults to the taste. >> reporter: it's the middle of the day and these kids want to drink. >> do you think you can get me a six-pack? >> reporter: they hit a jack pack, adults buying them booze.

>> $7. >> reporter: we're watching it all on hidden camera. hi, ma'am -- >> you got to be kidding me! >> reporter: make no mistake, drinking can turn tragic, 7700 young people die each year from alcohol poisoning to drunk driving and authorities say it's often an adult supplying the booze. we set up an experiment in suburban, new jersey and wired this store with our hidden cameras and hired these two actors. they're both over 21 but posing as underage teens. approaching nearly two dozen customers. >> do you think you could get us a six-pack? >> reporter: we were encouraged, none of the men gave them alcohol. >> i don't think so. >> we just want to get a couple beers for tonight. >> you're a child. >> no. >> you look like a babe i. >> reporter: but the women -- >> ma'am, do you think you could do me a big favor. do you think you could get me a six-pack?

>> hmm? how could you do this to me. >> reporter: she seems to know it's wrong but watch. >> you're getting me in trouble. >> reporter: watch. she goes inside and grabs the beer. >> could you make that separate? >> reporter: and gives our fake teens the alcohol. >> please don't get in trouble. >> reporter: that's when i come out to talk. >> oh, no! i was thinking about you guys when i did it? republican why did you do that? >> because i felt guilty. >> reporter: do you feel bad? >> yes, i do. what are you going to do? already going to do it whether i buy it or somebody else will buy it, they will find a way. >> reporter: some women did say know. >> could you do me a favor? >> no. >> please. >> could you do me a favor and grab us a six-pack? >> i could get in trouble. these people know me in here. i'm sorry, guys. >> reporter: suddenly she changes her mind. she buys the beer and within

minutes, this discreet handoff. >> my gosh, be good, guy, please. >> reporter: hi, ma'am. why did you do it? >> because they looked old enough. i thought they didn't have id. next time i'll know. >> reporter: we showed our results to jan witters, president of mothers against drunk driving. >> no man gave our actors alcohol. it was the women who did. >> i find that just amazing. i expect them to be more protective, more cautious. >> reporter: the biggest shock of the day came from this next woman. >> what do you want? come on. hurry up. >> a six-pack of bud light. >> reporter: as she goes inside she issues this warning. >> if i ever get in any trouble for this, i will hunt you down like a dog. >> reporter: we watch as the woman buys the beer and gives it to them outside, even offering this tip. >> don't hang out in front of the liquor store. you've got to be a little bit further away now. >> reporter: you know it can be dangerous for kids to have alcohol. >> look, mister, get away from

me, with all your cameras, good-bye! >> it's dangerous, it's not fun and games at all. we need to protect our kids. >> police say there's a reason the legal age is 21. studies show children get drunk faster because they don't weigh as much and they're more likely to use bad judgment. once again, it's important to know here the actors in that piece were over 21 so no one broke the law. >> kids in our area probably can't count on any more snow days this week but that doesn't mean they'll be comfortable outside. >> neither are we. next week could be a different story. this pattern still an active cold pattern, still, a pattern that could present itself with accumulating snowfall across the area. if you're counting down with me, which i am. we have 21 more days left until spring. at least for what looks like much of next week, our temperatures are colder than average. let's talk about what's next for us.

cold, 10-19 degrees with a west wind at 10-15 miles an hour. it will be turning breezy as we hit late morning and make our way into early afternoon. bund bundle-up day tomorrow. keep the chill around 35-42. with windchill temperatures what it will feel like sometimes during the day in the low 30s. just picking up a few clouds. tomorrow, kind of quiet. we get a chance to sit back and hopefully stay warm. 37 degrees with the north wind at stlirn miles an hour. the next chance of seeing anything on radar or showing up around here, a chance for a little bit of weather moving through on saturday. some light snow showers and flurries, showing up saturday at 8:00 a.m. and fredericksburg and martinsburg. it will be headed around 1:00 to 2:00 tomorrow saturday afternoon. then, as we hit the end of the week and early part of next

week, there's that storm condition. 14 on friday and high of 18 degrees. some flurries here and rain showers sunday but monday we trap the system that could be a disruptive system for not just d.c., maryland as well as virginia but for areas throughout the mid-atlantic states, a strong to moderate type of storm system we think is going to bring a little bit in the way of freezing rain and ice and changing over to snow perhaps by tuesday. something that we'll be tracking and we have more coming up on news4 at 5:00. it was a rare and wild scene on capitol hill, a woman leading lice from the white house to the hill. she was shot and killed with her child in the back seat. now, her family has taken a look at all the evidence and speaking out about why they are now suing the federal government. he's a postman and he's a pastor. he was kidnapped. he was beaten and he was robbed

and a prayer may have saved his life. i'm pat collins. the story coming up, news 4. >> yes. wouldn't you like a better ride on metro? well, some say you're about to get it.

a chase on capitol hill ended with a woman injured.

she drove her car up to capitol hill. >> i think she was murdered in washington d.c. unarmed and in a car with her baby. at some point those officers saw that and repeatedly shot at her. >> reporter: valerie is angry how her sister, a 34-year-old dental hygienist was killed in our nation's capitol. now, after reviewing all the information available, her family has filed a $75 million claim against the federal government. >> it's been very hard for us. very hard. >> reporter: court documents explaining what did happen to carey remain under seal between nbc sources and a softwaearch wt

obtained by her attorney knew she was driving her daughter around on a busy afternoon on a thursday when sheid not stop at a security post to the southeast entrance to the white house. >> based on their own affidavit, it doesn't suggest that she rammed the white house gate. >> reporter: something originally reported by many. they believe she mistakenly went through the post because the entrance was negligently maintained, covered and supervised. here is a picture of the security post on an average day on the google maps' website. >> from my estimation it wasn't properly manned until she was inside that area when i believe my sister realized i'm in a space i'm not supposed to be in and supposed to leave that space. >> reporter: kerry turned around and went off disobeying an officer's orders hitting a bicycle rack that injured the officers and the family cim

the officer intentionally and negligently threw that bicycle rack. and after viewing a white house security post, she is said to have sped down at 80 miles an hour with officers in pursuit until she reached the garfield memorial and surrounded by police and secret service officers, weapons drawn and they fired after kerry backed into a cruiser and took off again. >> now, she's leaving and they're shooting at a car that's moving away from them. >> the pursuit went all the way to the capitol grounds where after kerry kept refusing to stop according to the search warrant affidavit officers fired at her again and the car came to a rest. kerry was pronounced dead a short time later and the daughter survived. her sister and the attorney both retired nypd officers questioned the tactics used. >> because someone doesn't follow a command doesn't necessa necessarily justice shooting at

them and maybe they don't understand the commands you're making. >> reporter: michael clarke a university of new haven criminal justice professor with more than two decades experience in the fbi disagrees. >> it's almost as if the family is asking them to look into the mindset of miss kerry and cry to understand what she was thinking. that's almost an insurmountable task for these officer. >> reporter: clark added they have one mission in washington d.c. and they will go to great lengths to protect everyone involved. neither agency would comment on the kerry incident citing the ongoing investigation. >> it is absolutely a different location. when you think about it, you know, what's going through these officer's mind, what is ground zero if you're indeed a terrorist? it would be washington d.c., the white house, the capitol. >> reporter: both clark and the kerry family are dealing with a lot of unknowns that left

washington d.c. on lockdown for a short time. what they do know is this key to investigating all this would be to determine exactly how it started at that white house security post. just how fast was kerry going and was she driving aggressively. if that video exists it's still not published. >> there's no cameras that can tell us all angles she was traveling and which way she went to the gate and how she left the gate and there's also cameras on the booth. >> they have to make a snap judgment decision. they did and now we'll see how it plays out with the final report. >> still a lot of unanswered questions there. m miri miriam's family admits she suffered from serious postpartum depression but at the time of the incident no longer needed those drugs. a school bus crash that killed and elderly man. a $50,000 reward offered if

you know who robbed and beat up a mailman in northeast washington. a wife of a virginia delegate attacked in her home. good evening. i'm pat lawson muse in for jim handl handly. >> we begin with a story out of maermt county police are investigating a deadly accident of an elderly man hit by a school bus and there were children on that bus. live at the scene, kristen? >> reporter: any time you hear of an accident with school children on board a school bus, you have to be concerned. we learned the elderly man hit was taken to the hospital where he died. this is where we are. we're in silver spring, again, at the intersection of route 29 and tech road. the bus is a howard county public school bus. 12 middle school students and

their principal were on it, on their way back to howard county on a field trip going to d.c. the man was heading towards a sh shopping center and the bus going north of 29 when it hit him. police say they are still looking into whether the pedestrian had the right of way. right now, officers are trying to reconstruct the accident, looking at forensic evidence on the road and talking to the bus driver and witnesses. meanwhile, police have this advice. >> what we are telling citizens, this time of the year, a lot of pedestrians get stuck on the roadways and be cautious and make eye contact with her drivers and be careful. >> reporter: the children on the bus were not hurt. 12 of them were there fortunately, all just fine and we're told they've been taken back to h